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Universal AI Agents Architecture & Engineering Guides

Deep-dive technical architectural guides on autonomous reasoning loops, stateful runtime engines, Model Context Protocol (MCP), IETF agent RFCs, and agentic commerce.

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LIVE AEO & AGENT AUDIT

TEST YOUR AI AGENT READINESS

Benchmark your domain against 20+ autonomous agent readiness criteria including DNS-AID, RFC 9727 API catalogs, WebMCP, and cryptographic origin proofs.

Foundations & Standards12 min read

Core Concepts & Agentic Cognitive Patterns

Demystifying autonomous agents, state hierarchies, LLM routing, orchestrator-worker patterns, and persistent execution.

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Runtime & State Sync14 min read

Runtime Engine & State Synchronization

State-synced base classes, callable RPC methods, durable fibers, sessions, compaction trees, and task scheduling.

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Reasoning & Harnesses13 min read

Reasoning Harnesses & Tool Loops

The ReAct loop, 8 lifecycle hooks, idempotent server actions, client tools, and durable stream recovery.

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Tool Execution & Code Mode12 min read

Tool Execution & Code Mode Runtime

Isolated Linux sandboxes, Chrome DevTools Protocol browser automation, and Code Mode single-pass plan execution.

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Model Context Protocol15 min read

Model Context Protocol (MCP) & Governance

Streamable HTTP, SEP-1649 Server Cards, OAuth 2.1 token delegation, Agent Skills RFC, and security policies.

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Agentic Commerce & Payments11 min read

Agentic Payments, HTTP 402 & Commerce

HTTP 402 Payment Required challenges, Coinbase x402 on-chain micro-settlement, and Machine Payments Protocol (MPP).

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Production Archetypes14 min read

Real-World Production Agent Archetypes

Architecting Chat, Slack/Messenger, Real-Time Voice, Browser CDP, and Asynchronous Email Agents.

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Foundations & Standards10 min read

API Catalog & RFC 9727 Linksets

Publishing machine-readable API catalogs using application/linkset+json for automated agent discovery.

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Foundations & Standards11 min read

Universal Agent Readiness Foundations

The core RFCs, bot rules, DNS-AID, and content signals required for full autonomous agent discoverability.

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Foundations & Standards9 min read

Markdown Negotiation for AI Agents

Serving high-density, token-efficient Markdown representations to LLMs via HTTP Accept header negotiation.

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Foundations & Standards11 min read

OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource Metadata (RFC 9728)

Enabling autonomous agents to discover authorization servers, token endpoints, and scopes via RFC 9728.

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Foundations & Standards10 min read

Auth.md: Machine Registration & Provisioning

Standardized instructions for autonomous agent onboarding, Dynamic Client Registration, and API key provisioning.

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Model Context Protocol12 min read

MCP Server Cards (SEP-1649)

Publishing Model Context Protocol metadata at /.well-known/mcp/server-card.json for instant agent discovery.

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Foundations & Standards10 min read

Agent Skills Discovery RFC v0.2.0

Publishing cryptographic skill indexes at /.well-known/agent-skills/index.json for agent cognitive extension.

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